FOIA to the Department of State seeking communications between the White House Liaison and White House Advisor Pam Bondi. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on whether and to what extent the political interests of the president have influenced the administration’s policies overseas.

FOIA to Department of State seeking all records reflecting communications between senior State officials in consular affairs and the President’s private attorney Rudy Giuliani and his associates.American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on whether and to what extent the political interests of the president have influenced the administration’s policies overseas.

FOIA to State seeking any threat assessment for former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in light of records released by the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on January 14, 2020, that indicate Yovanovitch was under surveillance during the Spring of 2019.

This timeline is troubling.

FOIA to the Department of the Treasury regarding Halkbank seeking external communications with Halkbank and Rudolph Giuliani. American Oversight requests these records shed light on whether and to what extent the investigation of Halkbank was influenced by external entities, as well as by the personal interests of the president.

U.S. Small Business Administration stated it had no records reflecting communications between Linda McMahon and Rudy Giuliana or various Giuliani associates.

The administration agreed to search for and release multiple categories of Ukraine-related records to American Oversight, prioritizing any records of Rick Perry’s communications with high-level Ukrainian officials and associates of Rudy Giuliani.

Joint Status Report filed by American Oversight and the Department of Energy in American Oversight’s lawsuit seeking the release of Secretary Rick Perry’s communications with high-level Ukraine officials; with outside groups associated with U.S. energy interests in Ukraine; and with particular associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani. American Oversight is also requesting records regarding the U.S. delegation, led by Perry, to Ukrainian President Zelensky’s inauguration, including the records of former Chief of Staff Brian McCormack. The Department of Energy agreed to make the first production of records on Jan. 28, 2020, prioritizing Perry's and McCormack's communications as well as records related to the delegation. Subsequent productions are scheduled for Feb. 4 and March 16.

Late on Friday night, the State Department released 71 pages of Ukraine-related records to American Oversight, including text messages of Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and his calendars.

A lot has happened during the first week of 2020 — including the release of new Ukraine-related documents.